UB Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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The UB Electronic Theses and Dissertations collection accepts theses and dissertations from all graduate programs at the University of Baltimore. Beginning in 2017, all graduate students are required to submit an electronic copy of their thesis or dissertation to this collection. Submissions prior to 2017 were at either the behest of an individual program or at the student's discretion.
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Recent Submissions
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Victimization and the Impact on Inmate Behavior
(2018-05-21)Numerous studies have examined the correlation between childhood physical and/or sexual victimization, and re-victimization later in life in the general population. However, fewer studies have explored how such victimization ... -
The Sharing Economy with Heart: Developing a Peer-to-Peer Marketplace for Patients and Their Families Traveling for Medical Care
(2018-05)Hosts for Humanity is a non-profit organization that connects patients and their families traveling for medical care with volunteers willing to host them. Currently, patients and hosts are matched manually; however, for ... -
Homeworking: Domestic Space and Creativity
(2018-05)This project explored how domestic spaces, the places people have carved out in which to live and also work, along with the everyday experiences artists have in those places, influenced creative practice and artistic ... -
In Between Words: Communications in Response to Metaphysical Questions
(2018-05-19)When I began this project, I knew I wanted to address metaphysical questions, the big questions if you will. I didn’t know how I would address them or distribute my findings, but I knew I wanted to take the opportunity to ... -
Digitally Facilitating Reminders and Alerting for Individuals Struggling with Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
(2018-04-25)Approximately 658,000 struggle with Young-Onset Dementia (YOD) in the United States alone. While on a percentage basis, these individuals represent a small subsection of the Alzheimer’s community overall, the needs associated ... -
Graphical Passwords and Young Learners
(2016-06)Computer security is becoming an increasingly important and common part of our daily lives. We cannot use computers safely or securely without effective login systems. This challenge is especially problematic for children. ... -
Why Technology for Caregivers Fail: A Qualitative Study of GPS-Based Technology Supporting Alzheimer’s Caregivers
(2018-02)The purpose of this research is to understand the usability challenges of wearable Global Positioning System (GPS)-based technologies for at home caregivers managing wandering effects for loved ones with Dementia, specifically ... -
A Collaborative Approach to Improving Adolescent eHealth Literacy
(2017-12-01)Open Educational Resources (OERs) could provide relief for common issues related to the digital divide, particularly issues related to appropriate digital content for classroom use, teacher discomfort using digital content, ... -
Designing a Digital Timesheet System for YouthWorks Baltimore
(2018-02-06)Baltimore YouthWorks is a program operated by the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office for Employment Development (MOED). Approximately 8,000 Baltimore City youth, aged 14-21, receive short-term summer employment at minimum wage ... -
Tutor +, A Website That Connects Students With Private Tutors
(2018-02-01)The goal of this project is to create an online platform, where students can easily find and hire private tutors. Students from different levels as well as majors will be able to find the tutors that best suit their ... -
Effects of Role Stressors Appraised as Challenges and Hindrances on Work Outcomes
(2017-12)This study examines the moderating effects of stressor appraisal as a challenge, hindrance, both, or neither among 237 full-time employees who completed surveys via MTurk. Utilizing the Transactional Model of stress, it ... -
Bridging the Gap: How Voice User Interface Technology Breaks Down Learnability Barriers of Human Computer Interaction for Older Adult Users
(2018-01)This paper will focus on how voice user interface technology has the potential to break down the barrier of usability between older adult users and technology by supporting verbal communication. To explore and support this ... -
Factors Affecting Seniors’ Perceptions of Voice User Interfaces
(2017-12)This paper explores how seniors perceive Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) and the factors that shape those perceptions. An experiment was administered to 15 seniors (over age of 65), in which the participants searched for ... -
Charitably App: Charity and the future of digital fundraising
(2017-12)This app aims to help users with their charitable donations by giving them a platform where they can find trustworthy charities and easily allocate funds to them. Users are challenged with keeping track of their donations ... -
How Does Government-Sponsored Participation Influence Public Policy? An Evaluation of the Remediation Efforts at Fort George G. Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground
(2017-11-03)This study examines how decision inputs obtained during government-sponsored public participation influence public policy. The study adopts an evaluative approach to a qualitative analysis to test the element of influence ... -
Mobile app development: The effect of smartphones, mobile applications and geolocation services on the tourist experience.
(2018-01-18)Currently in Bermuda, there is limited access to information about scuba diving sites and shops. Research shows that smartphones and mobile applications are a popular tool used by tourists during travel to look up information ... -
Agency Assessment of Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of Neuroscience and Technology Research and Its Relationship to the Presidential BRAIN Initiative
(2017-11)In this study, I examined the societal views for neuroscience and technology research (neuro S&T), as reflected through interviews conducted with agency personnel and researchers. Thus, the aim of the study was to address ... -
Using Motivation, Emotion, and Best Practices to Design a Mobile Application for Children
(2017-12)The following paper presents the evaluation of a mobile application, MotoRobos, that was designed utilizing motivation research, emotion research, and best design practices. MotoRobos will be used by parents and potentially ... -
Nonlinearity between Financial Development and Productivity Growth in Emerging Markets
(2017-12-14)ABSTRACT Although the finance-growth nexus has been extensively investigated in empirical literature, there is scare empirical evidence on the question of how financial development influences productivity growth in emerging ... -
Data Mapping Vacancies in Baltimore
(2017-11-30)Currently, there is a wealth of data regarding property and vacancy information in Baltimore, but not a publicly cohesive way to access and report it. There exist many private software packages that require a user to log ...
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